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    Loyalty, Divided by

    Fandoms: Uncharted (Video Games)  

    25 Feb 2023

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    "I see great things in our future, kid. Great things..."

    Ok, so I started out writing an expanded backstory for Uncharted 3 (in which Sully has a brand new apprentice, but hasn't factored in the fact that there's a second Drake brother to deal with...) and somehow it morphed into an epic novel-length behemoth tracking Sully's perspective all the way from Cartegena to the end of UC4. Because why not write 100k about these dorks and their angst-ridden found family? I mean, who needs a life?

    [P.S. We're currently heading into UC3 proper and my update schedule is... not a schedule. There will be hiatuses, but I promise I'll reach the epilogue eventually.]

    [P.P.S. This originally follows on from a reference to Sam ending up in a Cartegenian jail in Chapter 2 of 'To Baby Drake' - you might wanna read it first but it's not essential.]

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    Black Mask by

    Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

    03 Nov 2025

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    Christmas 1979—danger, secrets, lies and their shared history looms large over the Blacks' first Yuletide season as a reunited family. While life as a fugitive proves bleaker (and more boring) than Regulus could have imagined, a botched espionage mission at Malfoy Manor draws Sirius deeper into the Black family web—and his cousin Narcissa's social set.

    Meanwhile, Walburga hatches a daring scheme to restore her wild firstborn's damaged reputation in the family—finding him a suitable bride—while Orion grapples with the past, and the high price his two sons have paid for his inaction.

    [Regulus Black Lives/Black Family Witness Protection AU. The continuing story of how Regulus stealing part of Voldemort's soul brings a broken, dysfunctional family together]

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    27 Jul 2023

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    All the Young Dudes by

    Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

    12 Nov 2018

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    LONG fic charting the marauders' time at Hogwarts (and beyond) from Remus' PoV - diversion from canon in that Remus's father died and he was raised in a children's home, and is a bit rough around the edges. Otherwise canon-compliant.
    1971 - 1995

    This IS a wolfstar fic, but incredibly slow burn. Literally years. Long build up but worth it I promise!

    PLEASE DO NOT COPY TO WATTPAD. SERIOUSLY, WHY??

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    (Compiled by amazing reader, JustAnotherPerson)

     DISCLAIMER: I do not support JK Rowling's disgusting transphobic views.

    NOTE: I AM NO LONGER READING OR REPLYING TO COMMENTS ON THIS FIC

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    11 Jul 2023

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    The Story of Regulus Black - Years 5-7 by

    Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

    27 Oct 2023

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    With pressures growing and a war looming, Regulus Black has a whole new set of tasks and more doubts circulating than ever before. The final three years of his time at Hogwarts had always seemed so exciting to him. However, as he experiences loss, heartbreak, betrayal, and romance that he had never expected, he quickly learns that the last of his schooling holds much more than meets the eye.
    This is the story of Regulus Arcturus Black.

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    19 Jun 2023

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    In the Black by for iamfitzwilliamdarcy

    Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

    03 Jul 2018

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    Regulus Black survives his adventure in the cave and brings the locket to an unlikely ally: his estranged older brother. The ex-Death Eater strikes a bargain with Dumbledore, cooperation in exchange for his family’s safety. Sirius Black is faced with his toughest mission yet: managing Walburga and Orion Black—who, to his surprise and dismay, decide they rather enjoy having both of their sons back, and very quickly scheme to make this temporary family reunion permanent.

    Or: the story of how one night completely changed the course of the war and Sirius's life.

    [AU of the First Wizarding War in which stealing part of Voldemort's soul brings a broken, dysfunctional family together - Winner of 2018 Shrieking Shack Society Silver Marauders Medal for Best Sirius Characterization]

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    19 Jun 2023